About the position
Responsible for managing the accounting processes, reviewing relevant reconciliations to ensure they are completed accurately and within the required timelines, and providing guidance and support to staff within the finance department. Drive the timely completion of month-end reporting deadlines and review and examine financial records to ensure that all information is accurate, complete, and up to date.
Key performance areas:
- Supervise /Manage the Accountants Department
- Prepare Accounts
- Monitor Actual Spending and Balances
- Audit and Analyse Financial Performance
- Conduct Financial Audit of Relevant SOP
- Team Leadership and Supervision
- Managing Agreed Upon Projects
Key tasks:
Prepare Accounts:
- Perform and Review Month end journals, provisions, and accruals.
- Review and Import and check journals from revenue.
- Reconcile and Review Balance Sheet Accounts.
- Review and Prepare VAT Returns.
Monitor actual spending and balances:
- Monitor and check and post Subledger Batches.
- Advise on how to reduce costs and increase profits.
Audit and analyse financial performance:
- Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Review and update commentary and other details on financial statements.
- Review and analyse management accounts explaining major variances.
- Supply required information to auditors.
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information.
Conduct Financial Audit of Relevant SOP:
- Maintain financial statements and records in compliance with laws and regulations.
- Highlight risks.
- Maintain accounting controls.
- Prepare and recommend policies and procedures.
- Answer accounting procedure questions.
- Check and update SOP where relevant.
- Maintain financial security.
- Follow internal controls.
- Advise on better procedures and processes in SAGE.
Team leadership and supervision:
- Lead, supervise, and manage the Accounting Department, ensuring the effective allocation of workloads, adherence to deadlines, and achievement of key performance indicators (KPIs) and departmental objectives.
- Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the accounting team, ensuring efficient workflows, high-quality output, and timely resolution of operational queries and challenges.
- Monitor and evaluate employee performance, providing regular feedback, coaching, and mentoring to support continuous improvement and professional development.
- Identify training and development needs, delivering guidance, technical support, and learning opportunities to enhance employees' skills, knowledge, and career progression.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performance work environment by motivating team members, promoting accountability, and resolving employee concerns, conflicts, and workplace issues effectively.
Managing agreed upon projects:
- Complete assigned projects accurately and on time.
Qualifications:
- Matric
- BCom in Accounting or
- CA(SA)
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years experience in financial accounting
- Sage 300 Advantageous
- Understanding ERP setup and automation at least at a starter level
- Methodical approach – Systemic
- Taxation Experience
- Past SAGE 300 Experience
- Past BI Exposure or training (e.g. BI360)
Knowledge and skills:
- Excel skills
- Reporting skills
- High level of numeracy
- Good Communication skills
- Advanced Analytical skill
- Problem solving skills
- Business acumen
- Proficiency in IT
- SARS Rules and IFRS
Attributes:
- Confidentiality
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Self-Motivated
- Good time management
- Teamwork
- Honest, Hardworking and Humble
Desired Skills:
- financial accounting
- Sage 300
- ERP
- Taxation Experience
- Senior Accountant
